Congratulations from supporters

Tribune photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo

Former U.S. Rep. Rod Blagojevich shakes hands with his supporters after making a speech announcing his candidacy for Governor of the state of Illinois at A.Finkl and Sons, a specialty steel company on Chicago's Near North Side where his father worked when he was growing up.

Former U.S. Rep. Rod Blagojevich shakes hands with his supporters after making a speech announcing his candidacy for Governor of the state of Illinois at A.Finkl and Sons, a specialty steel company on Chicago's Near North Side where his father worked when he was growing up. (Tribune photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo)

Former U.S. Rep. Rod Blagojevich shakes hands with his supporters after making a speech announcing his candidacy for Governor of the state of Illinois at A.Finkl and Sons, a specialty steel company on Chicago's Near North Side where his father worked when he was growing up.